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Young lives for sale
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 29/06/2014
» When Fil's mother brought him from Cambodian as a 10-year-old four years ago, her intentions were far from pure — she planned to exploit him as a child beggar around the tourist hotspots of Pattaya.
Deep divisions in fight over mine
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 08/06/2014
» When gold-bearing copper was discovered in them there hills, Loei villagers were expected to let the company walk in and take it. And they did, until their crops failed, their water was no longer fit to drink and their neighbours began getting sick, very sick.
Lawless culture takes its toll
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 13/04/2014
» At the age of 20, Prasom Suksawaeng thought he had a long and happy life ahead. He was born into a warm, loving family; he went to a good university; he felt that nothing could go wrong for him.
What makes young people kill?
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 06/04/2014
» The Sornprom family home was once filled with love, comfort and understanding. It is a cosy-looking, two-storey house in a small housing development along the busy Sema-Fahkram Road in Pathum Thani’s Thanyaburi district.
Family connection in toxic waste dump fire
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 23/03/2014
» The owner of the burning rubbish dump that sent a toxic cloud drifting across Samut Prakan had leased the land to his own son and another operator, police allege.
The kingdom of the north
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 09/03/2014
» ‘You are Thai, but I never considered myself Thai to begin with. I am proud of my Mueang identity and there is nothing that can change that.”
Chinese tourists in class of their own in Chiang Mai
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 02/03/2014
» Chiang Mai University will this week start charging tourists to visit its campus after a series of bizarre incidents in recent weeks involving Chinese visitors who have swamped its grounds.
The land of missed opportunity
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 02/03/2014
» ‘I never felt at home in Thailand. I always stood out in the crowd,” says Brian, a Thai national who prefers to use a pseudonym. “I was outspoken, determined and confident. From my experience, those personality traits are not acceptable here. I always told myself that I would take the first chance to leave.”
The fight tearing the country in two
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 09/02/2014
» Since the crackdown on the red shirts at Bangkok's Ratchaprasong intersection almost four years go, the once-cheerful Lung Gong has become a jittery man, jumping at the sound of a car backfiring or a firecracker being let off.
Election day turns picnic day
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 03/02/2014
» Food, music, and games on the street may sound more like a scene from a street festival, but everyone on the street had adorned their outfits with Thai flag accessories to signify their opposition to the government.